Introduction:I initially commented on Heribert Reisinger's (1997) paper, "The impact of research
designs on R2 in linear regression models: An exploratory meta-analysis," in a
double-blind review context. Some of my ...

The consumption of television programming is of particular interest to consumer researchers because of the potential influence of television characters as referent others. Connectedness characterizes the intensity of the ...

In recent years, firms have bundled digital products and physical products to create value and gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. In this commentary, we discuss one such approach to value creation. We present the ...

Modern technology, particularly as associated with internet shopping, permits excellent estimations of individual consumer willingness to pay. Customized pricing is defined as a pricing strategy based upon such individualized ...

Accounting revenue recognition practices have a pervasive, profound impact on the financial statements of a business entity. As such, soon after committing to a plan for convergence of two major sets of accounting standards ...

This paper focuses on the accounting concept of impairment of long lived assets and goodwill. The objective is to identify the differences between the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) and the International ...

Globalization has helped mold China into the economic leader that it is today. Despite the country‘s growing economic ties, Chinese culture remains unique, making it difficult for foreign firms to effectively communicate ...

In the first part of this study I will examine the economic implications and consequences of the recent external military adventures for U.S. global markets. After showing that such military adventures cannot be justified ...

Norman, Andrew T.; Russell, Cristel Antonia(Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Business Administration, 2006-07)

Email petitions to complete online surveys may be forwarded beyond the intended sample. We term this phenomenon the pass-along effect and investigate it as a factor that can influence the nature and size of survey samples ...

In organizations, the past decade has seen an increase in the popularity of Skype as a firstround
employment interview tool. Due to Skype’s speed, quality, and transmittal of sound and
video, it is sometimes thought of ...

This paper is a review of volatility trends, factors, and relationships in U.S. equity markets, with emphasis on the period of time from 1980 to the present, when volatility has been at higher levels than what had been ...

Many job applicants, especially those applying for factory level jobs, take a tour of the facility. I characterize this commonly used recruiting device as an opportunity to gain useful selection information on the applicants. ...

Hossein-zadeh, Ismael(American Society of Business and Behavioral Science, 2006-02-23)

This paper puts forth (and documents) an argument that the escalating military spending at the expense of non-military public spending is steadily undermining the critical national objective of public-capital formation ...